Memphis Grizzlies 118, Houston Rockets 120 — Recap

January 13, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 118, Houston Rockets 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 30-23 HOU; Q2 MEM 30-34 HOU; Q3 MEM 32-30 HOU; Q4 MEM 26-33 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 42 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 13-of-18 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 29 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists on 7-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

42 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 13-18 FG

Scoring · MEM

Ja Morant

29 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 9-13 FG

Season highs

Jalen Green · Season-high 42 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	30	30	32	26		118
HOU	23	34	30	33		120

🧮 How They Scored

MEMHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.9%Effective FG%60.5%

15.4%Turnover %18.9%

24.2%Offensive rebound %39.5%

0.250Free-throw rate0.383

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	37	29	3	4	4	—	7	11-24	4-11	3-6	+11
Desmond Bane G	34	25	3	2	2	—	3	9-13	4-5	3-3	-11
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	30	17	2	3	3	1	2	6-11	1-3	4-6	-3
Jaylen Wells F	30	14	—	—	2	—	—	5-8	3-4	1-2	-3
Brandon Clarke F	24	6	4	—	1	—	1	2-5	—	2-2	-16
Zach Edey C	24	2	7	—	1	1	2	1-4	0-2	—	+11
Jake LaRavia F	21	12	7	—	2	—	1	5-7	2-3	—	-10
Santi Aldama F	18	5	2	3	2	—	—	2-5	0-2	1-2	+4
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	11	4	2	1	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	—	-3
Luke Kennard G	10	4	1	2	—	—	1	2-4	0-1	—	+10

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	41	19	13	4	2	5	4	7-15	1-3	4-7	+3
Jalen Green G	40	42	3	4	1	—	3	13-18	5-6	11-11	+8
Dillon Brooks G-F	39	9	5	2	4	—	1	3-11	2-8	1-2	-11
Fred VanVleet G	36	9	2	9	1	1	2	2-5	2-3	3-4	-2
Alperen Sengun F-C	32	17	8	5	3	1	6	7-17	0-1	3-6	+6
Cam Whitmore F	21	16	1	1	1	—	1	6-9	4-7	—	+12
Steven Adams C	13	2	7	1	—	1	2	1-2	—	0-1	+3
Aaron Holiday G	9	6	1	—	—	—	2	2-4	2-3	—	+3
Jae'Sean Tate F	8	—	—	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	-12

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	37	29	54.4	38.2	+11.0	9.6
Desmond Bane	Bench	34	25	87.3	21.8	-20.5	16.0
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	30	17	62.3	21.9	-8.5	10.7
Jaylen Wells	Bench	30	14	78.8	13.4	-2.8	7.7
Jake LaRavia	Bench	21	12	85.7	14.8	-28.8	18.0
Brandon Clarke	Bench	24	6	51.0	12.7	-34.2	1.7
Santi Aldama	Bench	18	5	42.5	13.6	+4.2	7.3
Luke Kennard	Bench	10	4	50.0	16.7	+39.5	8.8
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	11	4	66.7	11.1	-12.0	9.8
Zach Edey	Bench	24	2	25.0	10.2	+20.1	-1.3
John Konchar	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Yuki Kawamura	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	40	42	91.9	26.0	+11.2	23.7
Amen Thompson	Bench	41	19	52.5	21.8	+6.2	13.4
Alperen Sengun	Bench	32	17	43.3	32.5	+10.1	5.7
Cam Whitmore	Bench	21	16	88.9	18.5	+31.5	14.3
Dillon Brooks	Bench	39	9	37.9	13.5	-9.0	2.5
Fred VanVleet	Bench	36	9	66.6	10.5	-1.0	8.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	9	6	75.0	23.1	+22.7	11.1
Steven Adams	Bench	13	2	41.0	11.4	+15.5	8.6
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	8	—	0.0	5.0	-66.5	7.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0